Oldschool's fleet of Avengers

[oldschool]

Would go great with a 1600 Hillman GLS cam installed...keep up with a 1600 Chrysler I'd say...lol
After all, back in the day 1300 Avengers regularly beat 1275 Mini's when racing.
Big job changing the cam though...motor front off, head off, sump off and remove oil pump, jack up motor.
The 1300 and 1600 have the same stroke (same crankshaft) just a bore difference...wonder if the 1300 block can be bored out to use 1500 or 1600 pistons?

[Paddy75]

I heard something about a SB block can't be bored out for 1500 or 1600 but a guy told me once that they used to fit Pinto pistons to an Avenger block - I guess he meant a 1600.
I suppose you have a spare four stud inlet manifold for a CD175 about so you could make a 1300GT (don't laugh they did exist!) out of it, they were 69bhp I believe. I don't think you can bolt a big valve head on to a 1300 though.

A fella with a Sunbeam told me recently that the 1300 had a habit of burning exhaust valves, after 10,000 miles put on mine I don't have that problem so if you assume the later 1300 scorched valves then its valve timing is not ideal for the engine.
I could be way wrong about this though, just a dumb guess.

BTW look at this, a 1250 bored out to +30 see the completely flat piston crowns! Zero squish! If they put a semi-spherical indentation in the spark plug area of the crowns to introduce a bit of squish the 1250 might have had a better economy reputation. Seems like Pekayan did this to their engines.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/talbot-avenger-/181450464193?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a3f4a5bc1

If you put 8.6:1 1300 pistons into this engine with the 1250/1500 stroke and then bolted on a supercharger you get one heck of a boost button! A guy in England did that to a 1300.

They were a strong block that's for sure and I believe the materials were good.

That MK2 is the nicest looking Chrysler I've seen in a long while - more pics please! The wheels look like the 2-door GT wheels and to be a right smart-arse it could be called a Series 8. The Series 9 had a few differences in the engine bay.

Edit, talking of camshafts.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUNBEAM-AVENGER-PIPER-BP300-CAMSHAFT-RALLY-RACE-PROFILE-/191226403132?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c85fb593c

[oldschool]

Dropped off my very tidy 1600 5 speed Alpine at the shippers today...is going to England to happy new owner Carl who will probably have the only Avenger Alpine in the UK!
He'll have to put up with everyone asking why a GLS has a funny Alpine badge...lol

[avenga]

Damn, it is a shame to see such a nice Alpine leave the country.

[JoKer]

Carl is indeed happy!


 


still peaking out myself that it still has the plates on it? shouldn't they (at least one) have been handed in when you de-reg?

I also made a minor feature in the ASOC Mag


 


(top middle pic if you squint)